Print UV opens award nominations

Print UV has announced that nominations are open for the Ullee Awards.

Two honors will be presented at Print UV 2027. The Ullee Legacy Award celebrates an individual whose career, leadership and dedication have made a lasting impact on the UV printing industry. The Ullee Innovation Award celebrates a product, technology, process, application or innovation that significantly advances UV printing. For the innovation award, the spotlight is on the work itself: quality, capability, productivity, sustainability or customer value. It is not a multi-category print contest.

Both awards are named in honor of Hans Ulland, Print UV emeritus founder and co-founder of the conference with Steve Metcalf. The name Ullee was created for these awards: it blends Ulland with Lee, joining Hans' family name with the maiden name of his wife, Kristin Lee.

'Most industry awards make you jump through hoops,' said Steve Metcalf, co-founder of Print UV. 'We're doing the opposite. One celebration of a person who left a lasting mark. One celebration of the work that moved the craft ahead. Easy. Simple. A nomination literally takes two to three minutes. We want everyone to put forward the person or the printer doing the most to make high-value print magic happen.'

Recipients of each Ullee Award receive a complimentary pass to Print UV 2027 for themselves and a guest, recognition in front of the Print UV community, publicity of the award and a celebration of their achievements at the conference.

Renee Schouten, vice president of marketing at Inx International Ink Co, chairs the 2027 Ullee Awards. A committee of industry people will review nominations for both honors.

The nominations are now open, and the deadline is January 31, 2027. The committee will review in February 2027. Recipients will be notified in March 2027, and the awards presentation will take place Tuesday evening, April 20, 2027.

Print UV 2027 takes place April 19-21, 2027, at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.